Romania\u2019s Central Electoral Bureau announced this week the final validation of 14 candidates for the presidential elections set to take place at the end of November. Ten of them\u00a0have the backing of political parties, while four are independents.<\/p>\n
The Bureau also announced the order in which candidates will appear on the ballot after a random draw, according to Digi24<\/a>.<\/p>\n The order on the ballot is as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n Elena Lasconi – Save Romania Union (USR) The Central Electoral Bureau also decided to reject several candidacies submitted in the last 48 hours, including the second one submitted by far-right MEP Diana Iovanovici-\u0218o\u0219oac\u0103 (SOS). The decision, in principle, consolidates<\/a> the position of the other, more moderate far-right candidate George Simion (AUR).<\/p>\n The electoral campaign for this year\u2019s presidential elections will begin on October 25 at midnight and will end on November 23 at 7 AM. Voting in the first round is scheduled take place on November 24. If a second round of voting is necessary, the campaign will begin after the public announcement of the voting day and will end on December 7 at 7 AM, with voting taking place the next day.<\/p>\n Parliamentary elections, in turn, will take place between the two rounds, on December 1, the national day of Romania.<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Simion – Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR)
\nMarcel Ciolacu – Social Democratic Party (PSD)
\nNicolae Ciuc\u0103 – National Liberal Party (PNL)
\nHunor Kelemen – Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)
\nMircea Geoan\u0103 – Independent Candidate\u00a0
\nAna Birchall – Independent Candidate\u00a0
\nAlexandra Beatrice Bertalan-P\u0103curaru – Alternative for National Dignity\u00a0
\nSebastian-Constantin Popescu – New Romania Party\u00a0
\nLudovic Orban – Right Force Party (FD)
\nC\u0103lin Georgescu – Independent Candidate\u00a0
\nCristian Diaconescu – Independent Candidate\u00a0
\nCristian-Vasile Terhe\u0219 – Romanian National Conservative Party\u00a0
\nSilviu Predoiu – National Action League Party\u00a0<\/p>\n